A Sonora man was indicted Aug. 19 on two counts by a LaRue County grand jury – after the charges had been dismissed by a lower court.
Blake A. Gusler, 23, was indicted for third-degree assault and resisting arrest.

He allegedly struck and attempted to fight a Kentucky State Trooper on June 22. His bail was set at $9,500 unsecured on condition of dusk-to-dawn curfew except for employment and family or medical emergencies.

The People’s Garden at Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Park was harvested early due to the government shutdown.

The original harvest date was Oct. 3, according to garden coordinator Steve Meredith. When he learned the Park would likely close – along with other national sites and monuments due to government gridlock – he gathered a group of volunteers to help pick beans, peppers, corn, gourds, tomatoes, zucchini, pumpkin and squash.

Like most farm animals, chickens are labeled according to their end purpose.

A chicken bred for its egg-laying prowess is a “layer.” A chicken bred for plumpness – large drumsticks and breast – is a “broiler.” They grow faster, reaching slaughter weight between two and three months of age. They behave and walk differently – and spend more time lying down than their layer counterparts.

The Governor’s Office of Early Childhood shares the following on how to read with young children. Interactive or dialogic reading is more than just reading a story. It is children and adults having a conversation about a book.

How we read to preschoolers is as important as how frequently we read to them. In dialogic reading, the adult helps the child become the teller of the story. The adult becomes the listener, questioner and audience for the child.